A Betrayer at the Table (Jn.13:13-30)

Â Â Â Â One of the things that seems difficult to many people about the communion service is who should be allowed to come to the communion table. Here at Trinity we practice what is called â€œopen communion.â€Â That means that we donâ€™t examine each person to see whether or not they can come to the table but we invite everyone to examine themselves and to come freely to the table. But that bothers some who see others come who they feel are not yet Christians or who are struggling in their faith.

Â Â Â Â This Sunday we have the great privilege of celebrating communion together something that we do the first Sunday of each month. I love communion at Trinity when brothers and sisters from many different nations come together in unity under the banner of Christâ€™s table.Â Yet if we practice open communion might that not mean that someone could come who is not sincere in their faith and is actually a betrayer?

Â Â Â Â The passage that we are going to study this Sunday shows us that there was a betrayer at the very first communion celebration and we want to see how Jesus treated Judas; a â€œbetrayer at His table.â€